Autumn beauty in East Sussex this morning.

One misty moisty morning when cloudy was the weather… #sussex #mist #countryside youtu.be/42ucwfXthew?...

Found a great home for this. A mate is starting a Subbuteo League at a local football club. I’d so love to see some of my old teams out again. If that doesn’t happen a friend works with foster kids and be good for engaging with parents. I could eBay but it’s not all about money.

Feeling ridiculously smug after my dental hygienist telling me I’m doing a really good job with my hygiene. Like getting a gold star on the board at school. I just wish it hadn’t taken me over 50 years to start looking after my mouth better. #dentist #hygiene #smugness

Sends something of a message. Let's do this (or rather, let's not do this) 38d.gs/nd3w

I think it’s time to share this video again, our song, Kindness. Featuring wonderful friends and family, some sadly no longer with us. Life is short, you never know what others are going through. Be kind. youtu.be/Yc6Alckar-E?... #bekind #lyricvideo #miltonhide #kindness

What a bloke. Good on yer Gary x youtube.com/watch?v=gjed...

A range of extra services

We’re almost back to 100%. Still coughing but our heads are back in order and we’re able to concentrate on admin, booking 2026 tours etc. A bracing walk up on the South Downs helped. This is one of Josie’s paintings of a view from the Downs. #musicians #folksky #womenartists #southdowns

The incredible @soundloungecio.bsky.social have been very progressive in their attitude to the recent raising of flags in their area. Their thanks? Having every single window of the venue smashed. Send them love and support this campaign www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/repairing-...

Tomorrow’s gig at the Lamb Folk club is postponed for 2 weeks. Still feeling rough so a bit of cat therapy is just the ticket. #musicians #selfemployed #offsick

Smudge 1, Megan 0

Bugger (cough, splutter, sniff) :-(

Seeing the flag of St George hanging from dozens of Eastbourne’s lampposts makes me feel ashamed to be English - not proud. There’s nothing ‘patriotic’ about these flags. It reminds me of dogs pissing up lampposts claiming territory - that and photos of nazi Germany. www.bbc.com/news/article...

#byebyespotify No doubt Ek would argue that these drones would save lives by shortening a war. I’m sure that is his motivation - not profiting from making devices that kill people of course.

Our pals The Mary Wallopers have just been pulled off stage and the PA shut down at VictoriousFest in Portsmouth for taking out a 🇵🇸 flag and saying Free Palestine Speak up against genocide in England and you're treated like a criminal Up the Mary Wallopers 💚🤍🧡 Free Palestine! Free the 6 counties!

Folk and Roots performers, venues, promoters, agents, media and fans, please check this out. Spread the word today and lets get this flying! #folk #gigs #venues #folkmusic

Really looking forward to performing at the Bellingham All Acoustic Music Festival in Northumberland on Saturday 6th September at 9pm - hope to see you there 🪕🎶 #music

Here are some reasons why @miltonhide.bsky.social are coming off Spotify. youtu.be/LQRtKD4gx1k?...

I am sharing this for @elizacarthy.bsky.social she has lost her necklace if you have got threads click on this link it will give you more information I am just helping out Eliza she wants everyone to share I really hope she gets the necklace back 🤞 www.threads.com/@elizacarthh...

So looking forward to this. Leaving at the crack of sparrows on Thursday

Plastics crisis. A multi faceted problem. :-(

Celebrating some good news with some old vinyl. :-) #prog #genesis #newhouse

It was really good fun

Good news was got a nice deal on my email accounts. Bad news was about an hour trying to reconfigure the account settings on my Mac as I could send emails. Oh well, it’s a win in the end🙂

@british-birds.bsky.social thought you might be interested in hearing the song @miltonhide.bsky.social wrote about the reintroduction of the chough to Kent (linked with the Thomas Beckett blood myth). youtu.be/I-zEDQxCeNM?...

Album cover designed for the wonderful Hatful of Rain. I loved working on this and coming up with the concept with the client. Worked so well using Milanote.com as a mood board. Let me know if I can work with you. #album #oldtime #sleevedesign

Enjoy indy music? Enjoy Indy radio shows? Enjoy the Brighton scene? Enjoy charismatic, funny presenters? I suggest you tune in to The Pete Jones Show on Radio Reverb. Here's the last show on mixcloud. Enjoy: www.mixcloud.com/RadioReverb/...

Our latest Patreon post is now public www.patreon.com/posts/133349... #folksky #musiciansonbluesky

It was worth spending time sorting out the issue we had with our online shop. It meant I discovered exciting new colours and ranges to add to our t-shirt designs 😁 Visit miltonhide.com to see the full range. #bandmerch #onlineshop

Car packed and we’re just leaving x

My next door neighbour makes the best blackcurrant jam on the planet. Fact.

They were absolutely brilliant at Purbeck Valley Folk Festivsl last year x

Doctors Without Borders mourns the killing of former colleague Abdullah Hammad in #Gaza, our 12th staff member lost since October 2023. We call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to this bloodshed: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is...

Reached 60 last year and celebrated with my first free prescription (won’t say what it was for here ;-) My first free eye test this afternoon. Not so bad joining the oldies. Long live the NHS!!

🌿️ Have you seen the acoustic session filmed at Cafe 9 yet? I played my latest single, Come Back and Find Me... 🌿 Watch, listen, pre-order and see tour dates via this link: linktr.ee/katiespencer

Saturday 5 July 10am - 12.30 we’re playing outside The Towner in Eastbourne for the Eastbourne Farmers Market. Come and say ‘hi’ 😁🎶 #eastbournefarmersmarket #thetowner #congresstheatre #eastbourne

The mass media news coverage of Kneecap and Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury performances is an insult. The sickest of jokes when this (it’s hard not to call it genocide) is still going on.

Short but, oh sooo sweet. One of the recordings that makes me love the traditional folk songs of England. Classic early folk rock. X youtu.be/M_2IioCRWDE?...

Playing small gigs as an independent artist has its ups and downs - sometimes a full noise might be 30 people. We’ve played to smaller audiences and we’ve played in from of hundreds. But each gig brings at least one very special memory. Great looking back with @miltonhide.bsky.social

Sign the peition for the super-rich to pay a WEALTH TAX: action.greenpeace.org.uk/tax-super-ri...

Next up, were playing at St Neots folk club on 1st July. Looking forward to a return visit to this lovely club. See website below for details. Here’s a video of one of our most dramatic songs. #livemusic #folksky #cambridgeshire youtu.be/iFLtDmgZFYc?... stneotsfolkclub.co.uk

Watched The Salt Path last night. Loved it. Haven’t read the book yet but I will. Great performances from Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs. Wonderful scenery, beautiful music. I love unapologetically slow movies like this.

If you’re in the East Sussex area, it would be great to see you over the weekend. My @miltonhide.bsky.social bandmate (and wife!) Jo Church is showing dozens of paintings. If you like one, pay what you can afford. Www.pickhams.com What’s more, 50% of takings go to the amazing @msf.ca

We’ve been busy livestreaming

You gotta respect the brambles people. If you don’t, they’ll fuck with your face.

This rather wonderful supporter and long time promoter of folk/roots music and artists could do with a little help. Why not pop some into the pot. He’s halfway there already! www.gofundme.com/f/upgrade-th...

This was such a brilliant night at @hailshampavilion.bsky.social Fantastic venue. It was the launch day of our latest album, Bungaroosh, and we were privileged to be joined on stage by 3 other brilliant musicians: Bruce Knapp, Phil Jones and John Fowler. Photo by Alexander Thomas #grassrootsvenue